sympathy and understanding…
where is it? people tend to lose their initial goals, and bend things to fit their prejudices the part where women say that they are lower than men and they must accept that makes me sad.

Im sorry Barb, i didnt threat at all. I said what Buddha has said. I dont even know you are a Buddhist or not. And Ajahm brahm never says any superstitious things. About sex what I said, whoever had a gay or lesbian lifestyle, even they can become a nun or monk, but there should not be sexual activity as a nun or monk. I think if you are not a Buddhist I cannot discuss about Buddhism with you. I said what Buddha said, he saw all these things happening.

Why are you concerned with sex. A monk or nun cannot engage in any kind of sexual activity. A monk or nun is neither heterosexual, homosexual or transsexual. A monk or nun is void of sexuality or sunnata.

Ajahn Vayama is a 10 precept nun. However, she is starting to offer full bhikkhuni ordaination in Australia. I recommend you read the Bodhiyana website to confirm this. This is possible because the ordaination will be in Australia. But it is not possible in Thailand.

Barb, Its totally wrong in Theravada a women cannot be ordained. If you come to Perth you can see how many nuns are in Temple where Ajahm Brahm lives. There were so many arahat Bhikkunis in Buddha Shasana including Buddhas stepmother and soo many. Buddha real buddhism was Theravada and Mahayana came with Devadaththa. There are no restrictions for women to become nuns in Theravada. There is NO PROBLEM ABOUT SEX to become a Monk or Nun. No problem even you are Gay or Lesbian or transgender.

Dinuka. Dinuka. I am not wrong. In Thailand, the women dressed in white are not fully ordained nuns. They are 10 precept laywomen dressed in white called ‘maechees’. Again, in Theravada, a woman cannot be ordained. The recent female ordainations have occured in Taiwan & Hong Kong and now in Sri Lanka due to that Mahayana lineage. Before Buddha passed away he said: “The Dhamma & Vinaya I have taught will be your teacher”. Regarding leaders, to get ordained, there must be a preceptor (or leader).

well you are wrong, there are so many Theravada nuns and they are still ordained in Sri Lanka and thailand. It happens even in USA WV temple. There are no such things like women in Theravada cannot be monks. And In Buddhism there is no leader. The Buddhas teachings itself is the leader, which is Dhamma. Even Dalai Lama is not the Buddhist leader. Thats wot Buddha said. after he passed away he said to others let Dhamma be your leader.

Traditionally, woman cannot be ordained in Thailand because at a point in history, the lineage of Theravada nuns was broken. However, the lineage remained in Mahayana and so all of the female monks today have been ordained through the Mahayana tradition (even though they were Theravada robes).

That said, the current rules in my opinion are mere tradition. The Buddha allowed women to ordain with many rules so this should be allowed today.

Do not wear a Hijab, if you wanna be fashionable. Hijab is recommended not enforced. If you are wearing a hijab keep it simple. But again society do not function as easy as I am sayin it. You do Hijab for God not for men. Hijab starts from the mind, jazz’in it up would defeat its very purpose. If anyone thinks I am wrong correct me. However, do make a coherent argument.

That state so hard to achieve
Which is to be attained by the seers,
Can’t be attained by a woman
With her two-fingered wisdom.
Then it occurred to the bhikkhuni Soma: “This is Mara”
Soma:
What does womanhood matter at all
When the mind is concentrated well,
When knowledge flows on steadily
As one sees correctly into Dhamma.
One to whom it might occur,
‘I’m a woman’ or ‘I’m a man’
Or ‘I’m anything at all’ —
Is fit for Mara to address.-SN 5.2

The Buddha allowed women to become monks. Read Vinaya Pitaka to learn this well. Some male monks are today trying to stop woman become monks. Those male monks are totally wrong and developing ignorance and collecting sin.

Then Visakha the lay follower bowed down to her went to the Blessed One. As he was sitting there he told the Blessed One the full extent of the conversation he had had with Dhammadinna the nun. When this was said, the Blessed One said to him, “Dhammadinna the nun is wise, Visakha, a woman of great discernment. If you had asked me those things, I would have answered you in the same way she did. That is the meaning of those things. That is how you should remember it.” -MN-44

BUDDHA ordained his own step-mother. If you think of male verses female, you are self-grasping. 4 NOBLE TRUTH: Cause to suffering is attachment.